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Toronto Audio Video Entertainment Show (TAVES) 2014 Show Report (page 6)

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Tidal Audio/Reimyo

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Toronto Audio Video Entertainment Show (TAVES) 2014 Show Report (page 7)

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Wrap Up

TAVES 2014 was an extremely enjoyable show with many fine systems and components on demonstration.  From among these some particularly stand out.

Best Sound

There were several contenders for best sound in the show.  Of these I've picked four:

  • Harbeth
  • MBL
  • Raidho
  • Wilson Audio/Dan D'Agostino

 

Major Discoveries

As always happens at high end shows there are a couple products that you discover that catch the eye, the ear and the imagination:

  • Enteq Ground Boxes were a revelation. 
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Audiodesksysteme Gläss Ultrasonic Vinyl Cleaner is here!

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Serious Music now has the Audiodesksysteme Gläss ultrasonic Vinyl Cleaner in house. This product is available for purchase and we're also using it to provide customers with a high quality record cleaning service.

This ultimate record cleaning machine works wonders, whether on dirty old vinyl, records you thought were clean or even brand new ones.

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Hegel HD12 32 bit DAC now on demo!

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Hegel HD12 DAC

The new HD12 DAC from Hegel Music Systems of Norway is on demonstration at Serious Music!

The HD12 combines superb sound quality with a range of attractive feature, including:

  • 1 coaxial, 2 optical and 1 USB input, all supporting PCM up to 24 bit /192 kHz.
  • Native playback of DSD files
  • -145dB noise floor
  • Very high quality headphone amplifier
  • RCA single ended and XLR balanced outputs
  • Volume attenuator
  • Remote control

 

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Show Report: New York Audio Show 2014 (page 1)

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The New York Audio Show 2014 (NYAS2014) was held from Friday 2014-09-26 to Sunday 2014-09-28 in Brooklyn, New York at the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge.

The show was held on two floors of the hotel and provided equipment demonstrations, topical seminars and a couple booths selling vinyl and CDs.

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Show Report: New York Audio Show 2014 (page 2)

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Sony

Sony's flagship loudspeaker, the SS-AR1 was sounding excellent at the show. 

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Show Report: New York Audio Show 2014 (page 3)

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Focal

Focal demoed its Utopia III speakers in two rooms at NYAS2014, one using VAC electronics and the other driven by Naim.

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Show Report: New York Audio Show 2014 (page 4)

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MBL

Show Report: New York Audio Show 2014 (page 5)

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Nola

The Nola Metro Grand Reference Gold was one of the best sounding speakers in the show.  The sound displayed an ease and naturalness which few systems at the show could match.  It disappeared completely in the room and also produces quantities of deep, powerful, textured bass that completely beggared belief.

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Show Report: New York Audio Show 2014 (page 6)

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Solid Tech

Solid Tech's new Hybrid rack system was on view at the show.

The modular Hybrid provides continuously adjustable shelf heights. 

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